By day, Adam works as a web developer in Vermont. By night, he father of two young girls is passionate about building things and getting creative with his hands. Back in 2011, Adam came up with the perfect idea for his kids’ Christmas present, and that was to put his handyman skills to work and become one of the coolest dads on the planet.
In the video below, watch this doting dad transform the girls’ bedroom into a whimsical indoor treehouse on a budget. He made sure to document the entire process with an epic time lapse as its being built. The DIY project features a net hammock for climbing and relaxing, built-in drawers for storage, and a cozy nook for floor access. Believe it or not, the whole thing was completed over a two-to-three day period!
At the end, Adam brings his kids into their new room and tells them to open their eyes. Of course, the stunning makeover is met with screams and cries of joy. “We should show this to the President!” one of the girls exclaims. But my favorite line of all? “Daddy, I really want to buy this house… for my kids.” LOL!
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Dave Anderson, 41, from London piled on pounds due to his busy job
managed to lose two thirds of his body fat in just 10 weeks.
Dave Anderson, 41, from London, says he began gaining weight when he started a new job as a wholesale manager for Wright Brothers.
That, coupled with caring for his terminally-ill father, led to weight gain that left him out of shape with an unflattering dad bod.
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Dave Anderson, 41, from London, says he began gaining weight when he started a new job as a wholesale manager for Wright Brothers in London. But he has now shifted an impressive two thirds of his body fat
From dad bod, left, to fittness god, right: Dave now keeps fit with six meals a day and five gym sessions a week
But the quadragenarian has now gone from couch potato to fitness god, after signing up to a strict regime that includes up to five gym sessions a week and six meals a day.
And thanks to a gruelling training regime and diet, Dave has managed to shift two thirds of his body fat in just 10 weeks, going from 21.5 per cent to 8.3 per cent body fat.
Despite always leading an active lifestyle – playing football, going to the gym and even qualifying as a personal trainer at one point – Dave’s hectic city lifestyle got in the way over the years.
His fast-paced job working as a wholesale manager, where he would often start work at 2am – along with the stress of looking after his father – led to him gaining a huge amount of weight.
After reaching a peak body fat level of 21.5%, and with the prospect of a family holiday looming, Dave took extreme lengths and decided to join an intensive exercise programme.
Dave said: ‘I needed to sort things out. Due to a trip away and a wedding I had 10 weeks to achieve my goals.’
After signing up to training programme Embody Fitness, Dave was assigned not one, but two personal trainers, as well as being given strict instructions for a complete diet overhaul.
‘[They] set me up with someone to look after my nutrition and somebody to look after my training,’ he explained.
‘I really found the diet easy to follow and stick to. Even though there were no “cheat meals” and no alcohol, I didn’t really find myself feeling hungry.’
The 41-year-old swapped Subway sandwiches for protein-high meals like chicken with rice and vegetables
‘Results really are achievable’: Dave now boasts an enviable six-pack and chiselled abs
While before, Dave had subsisted on a diet of shop-bought breakfasts and calorific Subway sandwiches, he was told to swap them for protein-high meals such as chicken with brown rice and vegetables, and and nutrient-high breakfasts with spinach and fruit.
He was also ordered to stop snacking on chocolate and sandwiches, replacing these with healthier options high in vitamins.
His strict new diet plan was in addition to a specific training programme which saw Dave.
Dave’s hectic lifestyle got in the way of a healthy diet, but he now sticks to low-fat, nutrient-packed foods
‘I trained with my trainer three days each week and once or twice on my own,’ he said.
‘[The sessions] were always challenging but extremely enjoyable, and they always got the most out of me in every session, even when sometimes I was exhausted with work starting at 2am.’
It wasn’t long before the 41-year-old started to see the results, and now the former dad-bod owner boasts a chiselled six-pack, pectorals and abs.
Commenting on his transformation, Dave said: ‘Results really are achievable if you give everything in training sessions and stick to your personal nutrition plan.’
Amanda Tromp met Kyro the husky three years ago, when she stumbled upon a Craigslist ad for 10 husky puppies in need of a new home.
Amanda contacted the owner and volunteered to raise the pups until a new place for them to live was found. But after bottle-feeding and nurturing Kyro for awhile, the thought of not having him around was too much to bear — so she officially adopted him.
“Kyro ended up coming home with me because I couldn’t resist his chunky puppy belly!” Tromp remembers.
Since the age of 18, Amanda was trapped in an abusive relationship. “He’d come home from work stressed or upset and I ended up being his punching bag,” she explains.
Amanda struggled to find the strength to leave her violent boyfriend, saying, “You get beaten down and you feel stuck and trapped. I don’t think anybody that hasn’t been in this situation would know how that feels.”
But when she adopted husky pup Cairo, things started to change: “He became pretty much my only source of happiness.”
And when her boyfriend struck Cairo, nearly blinding him, Amanda found the push she needed to walk away from her abuser.
“It’s like, it’s okay to hit me but it’s especially not okay to hit [Cairo], that’s kind of when everything changed and turned around.”
Now, Amanda has turned her passion for photography into a career and blogs about her experiences and relationship with Cairo, to offer support to other people in abusive situations.
Amanda has been overwhelmed by the number of people thanking her for sharing her story and strength.
And now she’s looking to the future: “Now, I wake up with the thought of, ‘What am I going to do today? Where am I going to go?’ And I’m excited.”
With the help of Amanda’s parents, she and her four-legged Siberian friend were liberated and set out to live a happy life on their own.
Adventuring with Kyro inspired Amanda to tap into her passion for photography. She started posting shots from their travels under the name Goldilocks and the Wolf, and soon enough the whole world was drooling over their winter wonderland-ish fairy tale.
awnson Gurley took his sign and sat outside for hours. The sign asked strangers to spare some change and wished them a blessed day. Dawson was for the most part invisible; at worst, passersby told him to “get a job.” The things is, Dawson isn’t really homeless, he’s just a guy trying to see understanding and help out others. He wanted to see who actually gave to the homeless, so that he could give back a few bucks to them.
“I wanted to give back to people who give to the homeless,” Dawson told ABC 15. “I’ve never been homeless before, so I thought what better way to do it than to be homeless. Being out there for two hours at a time. I couldn’t image doing it full-time.” Every time someone donated to him, he would give the money back with an additional $20. There eyes lit up every single time. While he was paying the kindness forward, he met one woman who was actually homeless, Charna Foley. Dawson believes Charna changed his life.
“I was outside Fry’s supermarket just asking people for money. She said I was in her spot,” said Gurley. Charna had been homeless for three months, and Dawson gave her his last $20. He also kept in touch with her and collected donations on her behalf. Charna broke down in tears. She spent every penny of the $20 except for $1, which she keeps as a reminder of his beautiful act.
“He gave me freedom that day to be normal and buy what I want,” she said.
Most people want to live in gigantic houses with a huge backyard. But these people are more than happy to live in their tiny homes. They may not have a lot of space, but they have financial freedom.
Take a look at these minuscule kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms, and it will make you wonder: do you really need all that unbounded space, wealth and the intricate interior?
I would actually love to live in one of these little houses! How about you?
7 little houses that are smaller than your bedroom
Bernadette lives in a 172-square-foot house in Maryland.
Art parks his 117-square-foot home behind a gym in Louisiana.
Brittany has built herself a tiny 130-square-foot home in Washington. She got the inspiration for it from travelling when she saw a lot of small houses in the places she visited.
Vina’s house in California is only 140 square feet.
John built his tiny home using an old fire truck.
Lina lives in a 100-square-foot home in Oregon.
Laura and Matt’s 120-square-foot house is located in the mountains of North Carolina.
Up to 80% of the information we receive from a person in conversation is transmitted non-verbally. A lot of the time though, we don’t understand precisely what feelings they’re trying to express through their body.
We decided that it was time to uncover the secrets of body language. Some of these can really help you understand what a person is thinking and feeling, even when they don’t say a word about it.
Let me check on this for real quick, before we get down to business.
You’ve been to France and you visited the Eiffel Tower or that beautiful museum in Louvre. That’s great.
You’ve been to Italy and you’ve visited the Colosseum in Rome or the Cathedrals in Vatican.
You’ve seen the Golden Gate Bridge, you’ve seen the Stone Age, and you’ve visited the most beautiful beaches in Greece or went to Bora Bora for a vacation. That’s absolutely marvelous.
Seeing all these destinations have made you miss something else. These secret places that have always been around. There are only few travelers that know about these places.
And now you are among them.
We have the pleasure to take you on a different journey. I know you’ve heard or maybe visited these countries and cities, but I bet you’ve never thought there is something so magical around you.
Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy.
1. CHEFCHAOUEN IN NORTHWEST MOROCCO
The place where you will find the special blue painted buildings. The whole spectrum charges your heart and soul batteries.
2. LORD HOWE ISLAND IN AUSTRALIA
The Island is untouched by man. Only the 400 luckiest tourists will be allowed to visit this island and feel its spirit.
3. THE BISHOP CASTLE IN COLORADO (SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST)
The best place where you should grab your inspiration. The castle was built only by one man called Jim Bishop.
4. HUACACHINA, PERUVIAN DESERT
The heaven now has a name.
5. BASTEI BRIDGE, ELBE SANDSTONE MOUNTAINS IN GERMANY
6. CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY
7. HALLSTATT IN AUSTRIA
The village and the home of approximately 1,000 people. You will have the opportunity to explore the first ever prehistoric mines.
8. LEPTIS MAGNA IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA
Once known as the major city of the whole Roman Empire.
9. THE ALCAZAR OF SEGOVIA IN SPAIN
10. ALTER DO CHAO IN BRAZIL
The best beach in the whole world here is called the Island of Love. Couple of meters from this beach is the Lago, Verde the home of many myriad animals.
11. RISTORANTE GROTTA PALAZZESE IN ITALY
12. CHICHILIANNE, RHONE ALPES IN FRANCE
13. TIGER’S NEST MONASTERY IN PARO VALLEY, BHUTAN
A temple from the 17th century. It was built to protect the holy cave where Guru Padmasambhava, Buddhism leader, has been meditating for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days and 3 hours.
14. DUBROVNIK IN CROATIA
15. ALBARRACIN IN ARAGON, SPAIN
16. BAGAN, BURMA
17. AESCHER, SWITZERLAND
18. HAIKU STAIRS IN HAWAII
19. HVITSERKUR – NORTH ICELAND
20. PINGVALLAVATN LAKE IN ICELAND
Found very deep this National Park represents a boundary between Europe and North America.
Astonishing places where you should go!
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Every Healthy Morning Habit You Should Adopt Right Now
Ever wonder why your life isn’t any better than it is? It’s probably because you aren’t engaged in a series of time-tested healthy habits bright and early in the a.m. to get your day rarin’ to go. Healthy, successful, beautiful people do certain things first thing upon waking, and so should the rest of us. Studies show!
Assuming you live to the typical life expectancy, you’ll have 25,000 adult mornings — wait, that makes them sound NSFW — it seems like there is nothing but advice out there as to how to spend yours the best possible way to maximize The Ultimate Existence™. But it’s safe to say that in this, as in all things, we’re doing it wrong.
What you’re doing right now upon waking up? Probably checking your phone. Your email. Then weather. Then social media. Something with a computer.
What you should do?
Wake up early.
It’s just better in practically all regards than sleeping late. It’s just the one thing these crazy successful people do every morning!
But get enough sleep.
However, no point in getting up early if you didn’t get a full night’s sleep.
Maybe.
Not everyone needs a full 8 hours, though — adults who sleep between 6 and 7 hours a night have a lower death rate.
Smile!
You’re alive! Ugh, also awake.
Go outside.
Studies show that people exposed to even moderately bright light in the morning had lower BMIs regardless of diet, exercise, other stuff.
Drink water. 16 ounces of water.
It does these things: kickstarts metabolism, rehydrates you, flushes out toxins, plumps the brain, makes you eat less.
Drink warm water with lemon in it.
It really helps flush toxins in the a.m.
Drink warm lemon and cayenne pepper water first thing in the morning.
It super-duper stimulates detox.
Drink green tea.
Better than coffee.
Drink coffee.
But not until 9:30 or 10.
Eat before morning workout.
So you don’t feel sluggish or eat too much after.
Just eat fruit.
And only fruit, on an empty stomach, to benefit optimally from the nutrients.
Eat healthy things.
It’s what nutrition experts eat first thing.
Just make sure it’s actually healthy.
Too many people don’t get enough fiber, protein, healthy food, and amount of food in the morning.
Eat within an hour of waking.
The longer you wait, the harder it is to be satisfied later.
Go outside and look at the morning sky.
Because it’s nice. (Also drink water: “Turns on the gut.”)
Meditate.
Meditation teachers say you should do it “first thing in the morning” because you’ve just left the sleep state.
Stretch.
Sun Salutations’ll do.
Flex and point your feet for 15 to 30 seconds.
To “gently activate your musculature.”
Move your body.
20 minutes of cardio upon waking.
Go for a morning walk.
“It’s a blessing for the whole day.”
Shower.
It gets you clean, but also decreases stress and could increase fertility! Boo-ya! One assumes this means a hot shower, though cold showers are gaining in popularity (among nutjobs).
“Slather your body in lotion SLOWLY.”
Not sure how you’ve got the time, but OK.
Dry-brush your skin.
It’s gets the circulation going, among other things.
Do some journaling.
Gets your brain working.
Visualize.
Focus on your success!
Map your day.
Self-explanatory, but not with a literal map.
Eat that frog.
This bewildering phrase means do the most daunting thing on your to-do list for the day immediately.
Ask yourself “morning power questions.”
Such as:
What do I have to look forward to today?
What’s absolutely perfect about my life?
How can I make today absolutely awesome?
What’s the best thing that could happen today?
What am I grateful for?
Listen to music or something uplifting.
I can only assume that means that one song by Enigma.
Do all 12 of these things within ONE HOUR or else:
Say 10 morning affirmations (quick!)
Hydrate your body
Brush your teeth (and tongue)
Stretch
Meditate (different than affirmations)
Warm up your voice
Make a fresh green juice
Eat something light (air?!)
Read something stimulating
Review your goals for the day
Drink loose leaf tea
Set an intention for the day
Get dressed.
“Choose an outfit that reflects well on you as a person and doesn’t disrespect your body.” I hate it when my clothes disrespect me.
Don’t forget your beauty routine.
You should be:
Applying antioxidant serum
Sunscreen
Misting your face with mineral water
Choosing a fragrance with citrus for stress relief
If you’ve dutifully completed all these things first thing in the morning, it should be around 8:30 p.m. by now. Seriously, what time do you people have to get to work?
The place where you will find the special blue painted buildings. The whole spectrum charges your heart and soul batteries.
The Island is untouched by man. Only the 400 luckiest tourists will be allowed to visit this island and feel its spirit.
The best place where you should grab your inspiration. The castle was built only by one man called Jim Bishop.
